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17 <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this road will be narrower. <br />Patrick Mallett said the original approval contemplated paving 20 feet of asphalt, and <br />now plans to have it match the public roads in Triple Crown Estates that are 18 feet wide, <br />which reduces impervious cover. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he is curious about the finances of this. <br />Chair Dorosin asked the developer to come up. <br />Richard Penci said he is the licensed land surveyor on the project. <br />Commissioner McKee asked if the developer knew that the original plan was supposed <br />to be DOT Standards, and why it was not built accordingly. <br />Richard Penci said he cannot answer that question, because he was not with the firm <br />at that time. <br />Commissioner McKee said this is a concern to him, and the level of construction is very <br />far along, and the substructure is in, and the only thing lacking is to grade the subgrade and <br />pave; however, it does not match the original requirements, which were to be to DOT specs, as <br />he understands. He asked if there is a reason for this. <br />Danny Jones, the developer, showed the BOCC a picture on a phone, and said he was <br />told by his engineers that this is a geo-grid block wall, and it would be passed. He said he is <br />unsure why DOT knocked it down, and DOT required poured concrete walls. He said he has <br />documentation from personal engineers that say the bridge will be intact for 75 years. He said <br />the process was documented, and appropriate testing conducted. He said he is not an <br />engineer. He said the 401 permit had certain requirements from the Army Corps of Engineers, <br />and he tried not to impact the creek. He said the roads are built to state standards, as is the <br />creek crossing. He said the questions arise over the block wall, as opposed to poured <br />concrete walls. He said tearing out the block wall will have more negative impact on the creek, <br />than will help it in the long run. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this change financially benefits the homeowners. <br />Danny Jones said he developed the first phase of the neighborhood, and those roads <br />would still be private if he had not begun the second phase of development, and pushed for <br />those roads to become public. He said the first phase began 12 years ago, and he’s only <br />begun to send this phase due to the economy improving. He said these changes would <br />provide a savings to the homeowner. <br />Commissioner McKee referred to preliminary plan approval information in the packet <br />and item #7, where it states the average price of houses, including lots, is $1.2 million. He <br />asked if this cost is per lot, or proposed 4 lots per year build out. <br />Danny Jones said the $1.2 million is the average price of a home in this subdivision. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if the developer put in this wall before getting approval, and if the <br />BOCC does not approve it, will the developer have to tear it down and build it to DOT <br />standards. <br />Danny Jones said if the BOCC does not approve this, his option would be to go to an <br />exempt subdivision with 10-acre lots. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if this gets approved, how much does this save the developer on <br />building the roads. <br />Danny Jones said it would save him nothing on the roads, and he would have to tear <br />out the wing walls and use poured concrete, which would do more harm. He said he would be <br />better off changing to an exempt subdivision. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if the number of houses would be less with the exempt subdivision <br />scenario. <br />Danny Jones said there would be 10 fewer homes that he could build.